About

The Council on International Law, Order, and Security (CILOS) is an independent, nonpartisan policy research think tank and advisory institution working to address the growing challenges facing global order in the twenty-first century. Centered at the intersection of international law, international order, and international security, the council brings together leaders, intellectuals, and academics to inform policy and strategic thinking and contribute to debate on international affairs.

MISSION & VISION

The Council on International Law Order and Security is dedicated to responding to the growing challenges facing global security and stability in the twenty-first century. Through its network of global leaders, intellectuals, and academics, it seeks to help shape policies and introduce strategies that uphold international order by promoting international law towards creating a world that is secure, stable, and free.

FOUNDING PURPOSE

As the global order transitions from a longstanding post-Cold War unipolar order to an increasingly multipolar order, competition among major and rising states has intensified, bringing with it a host of new geopolitical, security, legal, and economic challenges. CILOS was founded in 2024 to think through how international law and responsible statecraft can help ensure that this transition unfolds peacefully, responsibly, and in the interest of global stability.

A vision and a global strategy to shape a peaceful, stable global order

Advance international law and responsible statecraft within a changing global order

FOUNDER & CEO

Omer Niazi

Omer Niazi is the Founder and Executive Director of the Council on International Law, Order, and Security. With over ten years of experience in both the public and private sectors, his work centers on governance, rule of law, and international security.

He has worked with the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation and US Department of State's Office of International Security and Non-proliferation on initiatives aimed at countering the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), with a specific focus on nuclear non-proliferation. Omer is a Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a non-resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute and US Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) where his research focuses on United States foreign policy towards Eastern Europe and Eurasia. He also conducts research on security and political development of the South Caucasus region at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

He has formerly researched with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). He was also a Policy Fellow at the Fund for Constitutional Government and the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition.

Omer holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was also a Mason Public Policy Fellow. He holds a B.A. in Public Administration and also a Master’s in Management from the UNINETTUNO University. Omer’s views have been published by AEI, ISW, MEI, CIPE, the National Interest, and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.